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a FPPC OPINIONS 1 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES CGMMISSION In the Hatter of: 1 Opinion Requested by: i Robert D. Curie1 1 County Counsel 1 Humboldt County 1 ) NO. 83-003 Sept. 7, 1983 BY THE CQMMISSION: We have been asked the following question by Robert D. Curiel, County Counsel of Eumboldt County: /- County Local Agency Are members of the liumboldt Formation Commission tgLAFCOm) subject to the provisions of Government Code Section 843087 More specifically, we have been asked to determine: (1) Whether the LAFCO is exempt from the provisions of Government Code Section 84308 as a 'legislative bodyi* and (2) If the LAFCO is not exempt as a legislative body, whether it is a 'quasi-judicial' body covered by the section. CONCLUSION Under Commission regulations, the LAPCG is not a .legislative body" exempt from Government Code Section 84308. However, because all the LAFCO's activities have been determined by the courts to be quasi-legislative, rather than quasi-judicial,...

1 FPI'C OPINIGNS 191 --.n..sema, BEFORE THE FAIP POLITICAL PRACTXCES COWISSION In the Matter Of. Opinion requested by B1znch.z Russel, ! Holiday Inn of Hollywood ) tie. 75-135 December 3, 1975 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following questmn by Blanche Russel, Director Of corporate Rel*tlons for the iiollday Inn of Hollywood: Holaday Inn of Hollywood offers a dLscount to all state employees. The state government rate us SlS.00 a nlqht for a single room, as opposed to the regular rate of $23.00. The rate, offered as an economic uxentive to stimulate vol- "me bgslness, is slmllar to the corporate rate offered to lndust:les, assoclat1ons and orTa?xzatlons fSl9.00 a nlqhtl Hol&.ay Inn of Hollywood does not employ a lobbyist or dxeczly enga9e UY other activities to influence leglslatlve or adclnlstratave actvan. The Inn x, however, one of 700 members of the Callfornu Hotel and flotel Assoclatxon, an assoclatmn whach does retan ?A lobbyist. To publlc1ze the state...

BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Hatter of: . Opinion requested by: James F. Callanan, Harry Sands and John L. Hill, 1 NO. 77-036 April 5, 1978 1 Members of the Board of Funeral Directors and ; Embalmers 1 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following question by Messrs. Callanan, Sands and Hill, Members of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers: Business and Professions Code Section 7601 establishes a State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers consisting of eight members. Three members must be licensed funeral directors or embalmers, and the remaining five are required to be public members. The Board regulates both funeral homes with embalming facilities, which comprise approximately 90-95% of the funeral establishments in California, and the remaining S-10% of thel? uneral establishments which specialize in cremation funerals.- Persons specializing in cremations, as well as those operating funeral homes with embalming facilities, must b...

Opinions of the Fair Political Practices Commission NAME CITE FPPC NO. DATE 1 Adams, Janet K. 2 FPPC Ops. 127 75-173 08/03/76 Alperin, Anthony Saul 3 FPPC Ops. 77 76-084 08/18/77 Atlantic-Richfield Co. 1 FPPC Ops. 147 75-078-A 10/23/75 Augustine, John H. 1 FPPC Ops. 69 75-064 07/02/75 Baty, David R. 5 FPPC Ops. 10 77-011 05/01/79 Bell, Charles H.; Olson, Lance 11 FPPC Ops. 1 88-002 11/09/88 Bennett, Michael, et al. (Decision in Section 83116 Proceeding) 3 FPPC Ops. 92 H 1/77 L-14665 H 2/77 L-14666 10/05/77 Biondo, Vincent F., Jr. 1 FPPC Ops. 54 75-036 07/02/75 Blenkle, Joe 1 FPPC Ops. 37 75-023 06/18/75 Bonfa, Don P. 2 FPPC Ops. 146 76-033 10/05/76 Boreman, Gilbert H. 1 FPPC Ops. 101 75-056 08/07/75 Brown, Willie L., Jr. (Assemblymember) 1 FPPC Ops. 67 75-055 07/02/75 Brown, F. Mackenzi...

Nida Opinion (1976) Commission Opinions Opinion_Nida.pdf Information Document 1976

BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of No 0-00-l 57 Opu-uon requested by September 8.2000 Steven S Lucas ,’ ,’ ) BY THE COMMISSION Steven S Lucas has requested an opuuon of the Fair Pohtical Practices Commission on the followmg question: I. Question For purposes of the permanent ban on certam types of post-government employment, IS a former Deputy Director of the Board of Equahzatton deemed to have “participated” m audits conducted by agency employees who were his subordinates even If he had no direct partlcipatton m such audits7 II. Conclusion No An official has “partlclpated” m a decision when the official has taken part “personally and substantially” m it through various enumerated means Where an official ano IS responsible pnmarlly for creation and tmplementatlon of general pohcles has no such personal mvolvement m mdlvidual audits, the of&la1 will not be deemed to have “partlctpated” m those audits for purposes of the permanent ban III. Facts The Po...

1FPPC OPINIONS 91 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of: Opinion requested by Edwin L. Miller 1 District Attorney, 1 County of San Diego 1 No. 75-125 July 6, 1976 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the followinc question by Edwin L. Miller, District Attorney for the County- of San Diego: Does a chartered city have the authority to enact an ordinance which differs from and supersedes the provisions of the Political Reform Act requiring disclosure of campaign fi- nance information? CONCLUSION A chartered city does not have the authority to enact an ordinance which differs from and supersedes the campaign fi- nance disclosure provisions of the Political Reform Act. A chartered city may, however, enact an ordinance which imposes additional disclosure requirements if such additional re- quirements do not prevent compliance with the Political Reform Act. Government Code Section 81013. ANALYSIS The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires all candidates a...

Kendrick Opinion (2022) Opinion_Kendrick.pdf Commission Opinions Information Document 2022

, 10 FPPC OPINIONS 1 BEF0P.E THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of: Opinion Requested by; ; No. 86-001 Dorest Rotman, Harriet May 12, 19S7 Breger, Tom Bush, Brian Moore and Father William Thorn BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following question by Doreet Rotman, Harriet Breger, Tom Bush, Brian Moore and Father William Thorn, current or former members of the Hollywood Project Area Committee: Are members of the Hollywood Project Area Committee "public officials" subject to the conflict of interest provisions of the Political Reform Act (the llActV1)?y CONCLUSION Members of redevelopment project area committees are "public officials'* who are subject to the Act's disclosure and disqualification provisions. With regard to disqualification, members of project area committees must disqualify themselves from participation in decisions of the project area committee only if the decision will have a reasonably foreseeable material financial effect on the me...

3 FPPC OPINIONS 99 BEFORE TEE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of: Opinion requested by: 1 Scott T. Carey, 1 Councilmember, City of 1 Palo Altc 1 NO. 76487 Nov. 3, 1977 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following questions by Scott T. Carey, a member of the Palo Alto City Council : Scott T. Carey, a member of the Palo Alto City Council, owns 10 percent of the outstanding stock of Cornlsh and Carey, a real estate brokerage firm with several offices located in the peninsula area south of San Francisco. Mr. Carey also is a director and an officer of the firm and is entitled to 24 percent of the firm's annual profits as compensation for services rendered. Cornisn and Carey derives its income from commissions earned ln connection with real estate sales brokered by the firm's salespersons. Most of the firm's transactions involve residential real estate, but it also has salespersons who work with commercial and industrial properties. The firm has approximately...